Known in Urdu as Yashab

Natural Jade (Yashab) Stone in Pakistan

Jade, known in Urdu as yashab, is prized less for hardness than for toughness: its interlocking crystals let it shrug off knocks that would chip many harder gems. That makes it one of the few stones that truly suits a ring worn every day. Below the stones you will find how to tell the two kinds of jade apart, what drives the price and how to avoid the many look-alikes.